"Over the past two months, a significant volume of attacks from Python-based bots has been observed, suggesting a coordinated effort to exploit thousands of web apps," Imperva researcher Daniel Johnston said in an analysis. "These attacks appear tied to the proliferation of gambling-related sites, potentially as a response to the heightened government scrutiny."
"At the top of each PHP file was PHP code designed to allow only search bots to access the page, but regular site visitors would be redirected to another domain," Johnston said. "The objective behind this is to target users searching for gambling-related keywords without them knowing they're being exploited."
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